nails & whales

I've got a few looks from the end of summer and fall semester to post... This'll probably be a quick series without much captioning – let the designs speak for themselves!

You know I love my florals. Of all the things I could put in my navigation bar, #floral gets its own special notch in the #nail-art drop-down column.

In the past, though, I've mostly limited myself to roses. With one particularly inspired exception, I've never strayed far from my comfort zone – I know I can reliably paint roses, and I know they elicit reactions. (Also, how many self-referencing links can I get in the intro to one post? Haha)

Well, I finally attempted something new! It's truly a miracle :•) Fresh daisies on a gradient bed framed by white-pearl latticework. All with gold accents. And a pretty psychedelic pastel thumb. Pretty random and eclectic when phrased as such, but I like how it turned out! A mellow mixture of hippie and summer.

Polishes used:

• Julep Bess – light sky blue crème
• Julep Hope – white satin-finish crème
• China Glaze Tart-y For The Party – pastel lavender crème
• Essie Cute As A Button – surprisingly bright pink-coral crème
• Estée Lauder Shimmering Pink – semi-sheer pearl
• Skin Food Sparkle Sun Yellow – bright microglittery gold
• Barbie-pink homemade franken
• White and yellow acrylic paint